What a good day!

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A recap. First, we got things started with a trip to the Zoo. 2,100 readers in Tacoma read 10 books this summer through the library’s summer reads program, and got free admission to the zoo for their reward. I got to welcome them to the zoo this morning. It brought together my favorite things these days: Books and Parks. But we couldn’t waste such a beautiful day. After that we went to the Proctor Farmers Market and hung out there for awhile checking out the booths. Then we came home and had a quick lunch on the deck. After that, Read more…

Catch my candidate forum on TV Tacoma! (on TV through next Monday)

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TV Tacoma and the League of Women Voters taped candidate forums a few weeks ago. The program containing the Metro Parks Position 5 race airs at the following times: Thursday, August 11 – 1pmFriday, August 12 – 10pm Saturday, August 13 – 5pm Sunday, August 14 – 3pmMonday, August 15 – 4am & 8pm Note: the parks forum airs about an hour and 50 minutes into the program. It is also available on the TV Tacoma website, but so far as I can tell, there's no easy way to fast forward to the race, so it might be easier to watch the Read more…

Writing update! Time for a end-of-month report on three novels.

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It’s nice to have a blog for this kind of thing, because putting it out into the world helps keep me accountable for the writing I still want to do. So, without further ado, this is what I’ve been up to recently. The Saints Go Dying. As part of a strategy to try to get people reading the book, I’ve been inviting book review bloggers to review the novel. The results have been very encouraging. Here are some short blurbs: “Some of the books I have read recently have been … well … for lack of better word … lacking. Read more…